Weingut Bercher, Burkheimer Feuerberg, Weißburgunder Kabinett trocken, 2007
The wine rambler could not agree more to the statement from the excellent german WeinPlus online wine guide "Year after year, Bercher impresses us with their completely unpretentious, yet deep and expressive wines".
This mid-range single vineyard Pinot Blanc justifies the praise with effortless precision wine making: Dense straw colour, a nose of caramel, buttered biscuits and melon juice spilled over hot stones. Dense, polished fruit in the mouth, mineral background, good acidity, and above all, a freshness and drinkeability that is not a matter of course, the Kaiserstuhl almost having turned into a hot-climate wine region in recent years.
I love this wine for its effortless balance. I cant't imagine a Pinot Blanc being done better, and would prefer this by far over the heftier top-range "Große Gewächse". But then, what do I know?